Cyclospora outbreak: FDA declares Taylor Farms lettuce test false positive, but data still supports recall

Federal health officials declared that a recent Cyclospora-positive test result from Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce samples was a false positive. FDA Cyclospora Test UpdateWhat we know:The FDA announced the update on Sunday, after initially saying a sample from Taylor Farms de Mexico tested positive on Saturday. "Over the weekend, FDA alerted Taylor Farms that a new sample of shredded lettuce from Taylor Farms de Mexico tested positive for Cyclospora during import examination at the Southern Border. This ended up being a false positive, and Taylor Farms was alerted to the corrective test result Sunday. FDA’s traceback investigation and outbreak data continue to converge on shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms locations in central Mexico.